Saturday, January 21, 2017

PGA Golf Prize Money Up for Grabs at the 2017 Farmers Insurance Open, Tiger Woods Playing

The 2017 Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament on the PGA Tour is taking place this week from January 26-29, 2017, at the Torrey Pines Golf Course located in San Diego, California. Here is a list of the prize money up for grabs for PGA golfers to win at the 2017 Farmers Insurance Open.

The big news for the 2017 Farmers Insurance Open is that Tiger Woods is in the playing field and will be playing this week. The 2017 Farmers Insurance Open will be the first regular PGA golf tournament Tiger Woods has played in since 2015.

Tiger Woods did play in the Hero World Challenge in December and he played well in the event he hosts but the field is limited to just 16 players in that event and there is no cut. It's pretty easy to understand why Tiger Woods is making his comeback in the Farmers Insurance Open as he's won this tournament a record 7 times (1999, 2003, 2005-08, 2013). Phil Mickelson is also playing he has the second most wins in this PGA event with three (1993, 2000, 2001).

Total prize money up for grabs at the 2017 Farmers Insurance Open is $6.7 million. That's up 3.1% over the $6.5 million that was up for grabs in this tournament last year.

PGA Golf Prize Money Up for Grabs at the 2017 Farmers Insurance Open

Winner - $1.206 million

The winner of the 2017 Farmers Insurance Open will earn a cool $1.206 million in prize money. That's up 3.1% over the $1.170 million in prize money that Brandt Snedeker earned last year when he won this tournament for the 2nd time.

Second place - $723,600

Second place is worth $723,600 at the 2017 Farmers Insurance Open. That's up 3.1% over the $702,000 in prize money that K.J. Choi earned when he finished alone in 2nd place here last year.

Third place - $455,600

Third place at the 2017 Farmers Insurance Open is worth $455,600. Up 3.1% over the $442,000 in prize money that Kevin Streelman earned when he finished alone in 3rd place here last year.

Fourth place - $321,600

Fourth place is worth $321,600 at the 2017 Farmers Insurance Open. Jimmy Walker and Freddie Jacobson split $572,000 with each player earning $286,000 when they tied for 4th place here last year.